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Safety Talk
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2016-02-19Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users from Friday February 19 to Monday February...replies0views2163
2016-02-192016-01-22Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users from Friday January 22 to Monday January...replies0views2590
2016-01-22
2016-01-16It has been an incredible week in the Southern Interior, with old school powder days. Join Whitewater's Snow Safety Supervisor Wren McElroy to...replies0views2746
2016-01-16
2016-01-02A strong temperature inversion is in place bringing above freezing temperatures to the alpine. The intense solar radiation is affecting the south...replies0views2949
2016-01-02
2016-01-01Tree Well and Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) A tree well/ snow immersion suffocation accident can happen when a skier or snowboarder falls...replies0views23835
2016-01-01
2015-12-25It looks like everyone's holiday wishes have come true with some of the best pre-Christmas backcountry skiing we've had in...replies0views2327
2015-12-25
2015-12-22Whiteout conditions can happen anytime of year but when travelling on snow they can be particularly dangerous. Give the following article from...replies0views10969
2015-12-22
2015-12-21Salomon and Atomic (both part of Amer Sports) have released a new on-line learning environment called "Mountain Academy". While this does not aim...replies0views2881
2015-12-21
2015-12-19We’ve just released the latest Whitewater Avalanche Conditions Report so give it a watch and get up to speed on what’s going on in the...replies0views2393
2015-12-19
2015-12-14An interesting article about avalanche risk, seems like a good time for a review? In "Transforming Your Dragons" Dr. Jose Stevens lays out seven...replies0views2529
2015-12-14
2015-11-29The Extended Column Test is a pretty simple and easy test to perform in the field to get a good idea of what the snow pack is doing and also to...replies3views3196
2015-12-08
2015-11-18Winter 2015-16 is here and so are the Avalanche Conditions Reports. In this weeks video Whitewater Ski Resorts Snow Safety Supervisor Wren...replies0views2308
2015-11-182015-10-19Here is a podcast I did last week with Nelson's Trevor Campbell of Mighty Bighorn Maps. He has made commercial maps with backcountry lines in...replies0views2492
2015-10-19
2015-08-29Here's an interesting info graphic about your chances of dying. This isn't meant to scare you into hibernating in your bed all weekend...replies2views4972
2015-09-03
2015-08-28Down under they call avi reports "Alpine Travel Advisories" and they have recently changed how they do things. For more details have a read below...replies0views2882
2015-08-28
2015-08-27Found this article on the Outdoor Research Vertculture page (by Adam George) and though it was worth a re-post, after all these are words to...replies0views2519
2015-08-27
2015-07-12Spread butter on a burn? That's crazy! While most of us know to ignore that old wives tale, we're still making plenty of first aid...replies0views5267
2015-07-12
2015-05-27A first aid kit is an essential part of any backcountry adventure, don't have one and you're gambling with disaster. Have one that is...replies2views18298
2015-05-27
2015-05-05We've all been there. A beginner, a newbie, green behind the ears, "what the hell do I do now?" ready and eager to make mistakes and hopefully...replies0views5260
2015-05-05
2015-04-30Chris Davenport takes us back to the basics in this interview on backcountry safety. The mountains have some incredible experiences waiting for...replies0views2201
2015-04-30
2015-04-19Getting caught in an avalanche can be a scary thing and coming forward to talk about it perhaps even scarier. Zach Birnie a Revelstoke skier...replies0views2983
2015-04-192015-04-17I see Ortovox has recalled the S1+. Here is a link to the Ortovox site handling the recall: http://www.ortovox.com/4871--h.....ecall.html Cheersreplies0views2198
2015-04-17
2015-03-2730cm of fresh this week and warm sunny days—what’s this mean for the snowpack? In this weeks video Whitewater Ski...replies0views2407
2015-03-27
2015-03-24Special Public Avalanche Warning for Backcountry Recreationists in Sea-to-Sky and Northern Interior of BC Recreational users urged to exercise...replies0views2756
2015-03-24
2015-02-28In this weeks video Whitewater Ski Resort’s Snow Safety Supervisor Wren McElroy talks about the current conditions. Even though it is...replies0views2473
2015-02-28